SedonaBackup Script

02/12/2024 11:17 am EST
DECLARE @name VARCHAR(50) -- database name   
DECLARE @path VARCHAR(256) -- path for backup files   
DECLARE @fileName VARCHAR(256) -- filename for backup   
DECLARE @fileDate VARCHAR(20) -- used for file name   

-- specify database backup directory must end with backslash 
SET @path = 'C:\SedonaOffice Data\SedonaBackup\'     

-- specify filename format 
SELECT @fileDate = CONVERT(VARCHAR(20),GETDATE(),112)    

DECLARE db_cursor CURSOR FOR   
SELECT name  
FROM master.dbo.sysdatabases  
WHERE name in ('SedonaDocuments')   

OPEN db_cursor    
FETCH NEXT FROM db_cursor INTO @name      

-- edit change_me with name of company and leave the underscore 
WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0    
BEGIN
     SET @fileName = @path + @name +'_change_me.BAK'
      --SET @fileName = @path + @name + '_' + @fileDate + '.BAK'
          BACKUP DATABASE @name TO DISK = @fileName  WITH INIT

          FETCH NEXT FROM db_cursor INTO @name    
END      

CLOSE db_cursor    
DEALLOCATE db_cursor
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